<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As uprisings against police violence and for black liberation have swept the nation over the past ten days, the climate movement has taken note. Groups ranging from the </span><a href="https://www.sierraclub.org/michael-brune/2020/05/christian-cooper-antiracism-outdoors?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=scblogs&amp;utm_content=20200529_Antiracism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sierra Club</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/LCVoters/status/1266441793085808641" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">League of Conservation Voters</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> have issued statements condemning racist violence; the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/sunrisemvmt/status/1267081138511712256" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sunrise Movement</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/350/status/1267229924613447680" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">350.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> have gone further, echoing the call from racial justice organizers to defund the police. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span>What will it take for the climate movement to move beyond statements of solidarity and advance a strategy of targeted divestment from racist institutions, </span>in order to <span>reinvest those resources—and many more, besides—in communities of color?</span> This week, Kate and Daniel talk to J. Mijin Cha, a professor at Occidental College whose research focuses on climate and environmental justice, and in particular on how to shape a just transition to a low-carbon economy. They discuss the last week’s uprisings; California’s not-so-successful attempt to achieve environmental justice through a cap-and-trade program; and what a post-pandemic jobs program needs to look like.</span></p> <p>[contentblock id=3]<br /> [contentblock id=2]<br /> [contentblock id=10]</p> <p>[contentblock id=3]</p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you like the episode and want to hear more, sign up as a monthly member at</span> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hotbotheredclimate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>patreon.com/hotbotheredclimate</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> today. It’s thanks to those who are able to contribute that we’re able to make the podcast free for anyone to listen to. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Paying members will get access to perks like a </span><b>monthly happy hour </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">with Kate, Daniel, and friends, a </span><b>free ebook </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">of</span><b> </b><b><i>A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal </i></b><b> </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">by Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, and Thea Riofrancos, and much more. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t hesitate:</span> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hotbotheredclimate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b>sign up on Patreon today</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <hr style="visibility:hidden" /> <!--nosharesave--><br /> <!--noyarpp--></p> <p dir="ltr"><b>Further reading</b></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://populardemocracy.org/news/publications/freedom-thrive-reimagining-safety-security-our-communities" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety &amp; Security in Our Communities</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Center for Popular Democracy, Law for Black Lives, Black Youth Project 100)</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://mijincha.com/about-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mijin Cha</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339749958_Environmental_Justice_Just_Transition_and_a_Low-Carbon_Future_for_California" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Environmental Justice, Just Transition, and a Low-Carbon Future for California</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (J. Mijin Cha, Madeline Wander, and Manuel Pastor, Environmental Law Institute)</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://grist.org/justice/a-working-class-buffalo-suburb-retired-a-coal-plant-the-right-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rising from the ashes, a Buffalo suburb ends its dependence on coal</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Elizabeth McGowan, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grist</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">)</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/reports/65/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reversing Inequality, Combatting Climate Change: A Climate Jobs Program for New York State</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (J. Mijin Cha and Lara Skinner, The Worker Institute)</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://medium.com/@green_stimulus_now/a-green-stimulus-to-rebuild-our-economy-1e7030a1d9ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A Green Stimulus to Rebuild Our Economy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (Medium)</span></p> <p>The post <a href="https://dissentmagazine.org/blog/hot-bothered-why-defunding-police-key-just-transition-j-mijin-cha/">Hot &#038; Bothered: Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dissentmagazine.org">Dissent Magazine</a>.</p>